Sheriff Collings dies from gunshot wound in Union County
Sheriff Fred Collings died at 11 15 AM in Greater Community hospital after being shot by George Gibson while serving condemnation notices near Thayer. Gibson was arrested and jailed. Deputy Frank Collings appointed sheriff to serve the remainder of the term.
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Fred Collings
Greater Community Hospital
George Gibson
Thayer
Collings
Gibson
Olga
Verda
Burton
R. V. Collings
Nita
Marie
Nellie Messler
Frank
Clarence
Harold
McGregor and Coens’ Funeral
George’ Gibson
Creston
Union County Board of Supervisors
Marshall
United States
Marshall A. L
Bourke
Court House
Trouie
Gibson Farm
Collins&s
C. T. Gibson
Big George
Rourke
Denuty Rourke
T Hey
Alona
Gideon
George
Thayer Bank
Jourke
Buriet
Frank Collings
Fred
George M
Big George) Gibson
O. B. Gibson
Charles T. Gibeon
Charles A
Emma) Gibson
Wight of Way
Burlington Railroad
Gibson Place
District Court of
Union County
G. H. Gibson
Fred Weaver
U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Baltimore
Gibsons
Harold Collings
County ‘Board of Supervisors
Ofice
Tom Walsh
Lou Nichols
George A. Williams
Walsh
Davenport Farm
Graceland Cemetery
Williams
Fort Madison
Anti Klan candidates win in Des Moines school election
Des Moines voters cast more than 35000 ballots as anti-Klan candidates won about two to one. Mrs. W. P. Bair and Mrs. E. Lincoln elected to the school board, signaling possible waning Ku Klux Klan influence in Iowa politics.
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Assecated
Des Moines
W. P. Bair
E. Lincoln
Iowa
Brookhart
Daveport
Ku Klux Klan
Henry J. Jebens
A. P. Griggs
Paul Roddewig
Sioux City
Roof Fire At George Oswalks Home Causes Minor Damage
Fire department responded to 1503 Hewitt Street at 1 45 pm Monday afternoon to extinguish a roof blaze. The damage was estimated at 75 dollars. The Imperial Cafe interior was redecorated last week with light colors. Rotary Club met at Iowana Hotel for a 6 pm Monday dinner with L A Nordhausen speaking on youth club work tied to the farm bureau.
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George Oswalks
Hewitt Street
Rotary Club
Iowana Hotel
L. A. Nordhausen
Farm Bureau
Ten Dead In Mine Explosion At Crab Orchard Mine
Eccles West Virginia March 9 The known dead in the mine explosion was increased to ten as rescue workers broke through debris near the shaft bottom of the Crab Orchard Improvement Company's number 5 mine. Twenty other miners remain entombed.
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Eccles
W. Va
Crab Orchard Improvement Company
Simpson Appointed Ames Track Coach
Robert Simpson, former Missouri track coach and holder of 10 world records, was named head track and cross country coach at Iowa State College with duties starting September 20. Harry J. Schmidt, former Missouri Valley guard, was named assistant football coach and head of intramural athletics to assist Workman.
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Ames
Robert Simpson
University of Missouri
Iowa State College
College Athletic Board
State Board of Education
Simpson
Missouri University
Harry J. Schmidt
Missouri Valley Guard
Cyclone
Workman
Schmidt
Union County Breeders Ship Hog to Chile by McKee Brothers
S. A. McKee Brothers of Cres ton southwest shipped a hog to Chile on Monday and earlier sent two hogs to South America about a month ago. They have raised fine hogs years and own Great Colonel the national grand champion boar, winner at the National Live Stock Show in Peoria the last two years.
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Union County
Chile
S. A
McKee Brothers
Creston
South America
Peoria
W Hagan Dies At Noon In Cres ton Home
Charles William Hagan died at 12 o'clock today at his home 401 South Maple Street. He was years old and had lived in Cres ton many years. One son W R Hagan survives him. The funeral will be held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon at Roland funeral home. Burial will be in Prairie Lawn cemetery at Spaulding.
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Charles William Hagan
South Maple Street
Creston
W. R. Hagan
Roland Funeral Home
Prairie Lawn Cemetery
Spaulding
Meredith Proposes Farm Relief Plan At House
Edwin T. Meredith of Des Moines testified before the house agriculture committee proposing elimination of surplus crops rather than marketing them. He urged a federal agricultural commission to fix minimum prices and an insurance tax to fund a guaranteed support system amid possible surpluses.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Edwin T. Meredith
Des Moines
Meredith
Federal Agricultural Commission
Dickinson
Funeral services for E. K. Clark Wednesday
Funeral services for E. K. Clark, who died Monday afternoon at 2 15 at his home 411 North Pine street, will be held Wednesday at 2 30 at the home. Rev C C Harris Congregational church pastor will officiate and burial will be in Greeland cemetery.
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E. K. Clark
North Pine Street
C. C. Harris
Congregational Church
Graceland Cemetery
Germany Rejects France-Rhineland Compromise on League Seats
Geneva dispatch reports German spokesman dismisses French troop withdrawal as a trade for Poland's league admission. Germany warns any push to back a single permanent council candidate risks a stalemate as talks continue amid cabinet crisis in Paris.
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Associated Press
Ceneva
France
Rhineland
Poland
League Council
Alerman
Geneva
Chon
Lor Luther
Stresemann
Germany
Entente
Slarm
League
Eagne
Acc
Fire Damages Jowana Hotel Sixth Floor Room
A fire at the Jowana Hotel occurred at 7:35 this morning in a room on the sixth floor. The blaze was caused by a cigarette left burning on the bed, destroying bedding. firefighters extinguished the flames with chemical agents on arrival.
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Jowana Hotel
Mrs James Campbell Dies At Prescott
Mrs James Campbell died at 11 30 Monday night at her Prescott home. She was 63 and had lived in the Prescott vicinity for fifty years. Survived by a large family. Funeral Thursday at the Methodist church in Prescott with Rev F H Perkins officiating. Burial in Prescott.
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James Campbell
Prescott
F H. Perkins
Senate panel weighs slow pace on ballot tabulations
He said tabulations must be made with extreme care as legal questions arise in many ballots. Progress will be slow, and officials must be ready to answer all questions when the contest reaches the senate floor.
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Washington
Boards of Trade
Kansas
Farmers’ Cooperative Associations
H. L. Hartsorn
Ford
Kan
Cooperative Grain Dealers’ Association
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capter
Republican
Board of Trade
Congressional
Great Lakes
House
Gorman
Illinois
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Senate
Ernst
Ide and McGregor Triumph in Creston School Election
Ide and McGregor won a decisive Creston school election by about 700 votes as anti Klansmen lost influence. Voters filled the city fire station polling place with 2,962 ballots cast including 1,427 women and strong support for the McGregor Ide slate. The McGregor campaign expressed gratitude and urged unity to improve Creston public schools.
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Ide
McGregor
Creston
Ku Klux Klan
Macle Street
Fred W. [de
L. L. McGregor
Gay A. Perry
le K B. Kivett
Fred Wide
Organization Of Dry Air Force Ordered By Coast Guard
The Associated Press reports Washington March 9 that Rear Admiral Billard commandant of the coast guard ordered the nation s first dry air corps. A deficiency appropriation of 150 000 funds five Atlantic coast bases from New England to Florida with patrol boat stations. A crewed plane will be assigned to each base.
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Washington
Billard
Coast Guard
Bill
Coastguard Air Service
Atlantic
New England
Florida
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Geunty
Jai
Iowa Supreme Court
Harper
Dubuqne
Board of Education
Louisi F. Metz
J. J. Brownson
H. C. Becker
Joseph McMahon
Metz
Brownson
Rank Sass
Imperial Cafe
W. Hagan
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Perry
Neary
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Guy A. Perry
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